Water marks : advice wanted

[Paper Boy]

Author: thelma
Subject: advice wanted


I am new to this forum and I am hoping that someone can help me with my problem. Two months ago we had granite tops installed in my bathroom as well as in the kitchen. Both tops were sealed at the time of installment.The granite man gave me estra sealent in a bottle for future use. Two weeks after, I decided to reseal both countertops to make sure that there was enough sealent. A couple of days later, I noticed that some parts of the vanity has has turned into a deep orange, rusty color . The original color was Bone with white and dk. brown specs. Is there anyway to correct this? It really looks horrible. I have also resealed my kitchen granite tops with the same sealer and nothing happened to color, however after I wipe the granite clean with water and paper towel or a sponge, the surface of the granite top feels sandy. It feels like there is still residue from the stone. Is there anything to do about that.
I got the granite tops because I believed that it will be the easiest thing to care for, but now I am facing more headaches than ever. I am constantly telling my children to wash food item that was laying on the counter and to avoid placing slices of bread on it. Any help to this unhappy sitution will be greatly appreciated.
Thelma

	sealer Impregnation: This is commonly known as sealers. This is the first stage in preserving and maintaining your investment. This stage should occur ever six to eight months. There are three types of impregnation (solvent, water, silicone based), regardless to brand. This will stop most water base stains from occurring. It also will stop the stone from been damage beyond repair.

	Link 17573 Granite is an intrusive igneous rock (formed from the slow cooling of magma underground), the major component of the continental crust, coarse grained, and composed of quartz along with a variety of feldspar minerals and micas.

[glenn k]

For this situation pictures would be of great help.

[Huligar]

we will need pictures of the damage area of the stone.

What would make you want to add more sealer to the stone two weeks later, this could only cause problems for you, not saying that the discoloration was your fault or the fault of the sealer, but I am saying by adding more sealer it could than sit on the surface because the stone did not need to be seal and than you start to see water spots or streaks because the sealer on the stone is been damage.

	sealer Impregnation: This is commonly known as sealers. This is the first stage in preserving and maintaining your investment. This stage should occur ever six to eight months. There are three types of impregnation (solvent, water, silicone based), regardless to brand. This will stop most water base stains from occurring. It also will stop the stone from been damage beyond repair.

[rebuilder]

Hi Thelma,

"the surface of the granite top feels sandy"

This could be one of two things. If you have installed a tile backsplash with sanded grout it will "shed" sand particles for a while until it's stabilized.

More likely it is a somewhat common problem created during the sawing of the slabs from the block. The "swerf" is the slurry created by the blade and in some cases it is forced into the fissures of the stone if not enough water is used. It will eventually go away but you can speed up the process by washing your tops with lots of water and using a wet vac on the problem areas. You can then reseal those problem areas if necessary. Penetrating sealer will not lock in the sandy residue unless you are using a cheap topical sealer(not recommended).

Just a total shot in the dark here:
The orange discoloration could be areas with some rust deposits or possibly some unusual chemical reaction if the applicator (rag, sponge, etc) was used previously with another chemical (cleaners, etc). Is it possible steel wool was used at some point and left steel particles that were not cleaned away. I don't use steel wool myself but some folks occasionally use fine steel wool to clean granite and in some cases restores a little shine. Is the sealer water based?

It would definitely be helpful if we knew the name of the stone, the sealer, and photos would be great.

Hope that helps.
Tony

	sealer Impregnation: This is commonly known as sealers. This is the first stage in preserving and maintaining your investment. This stage should occur ever six to eight months. There are three types of impregnation (solvent, water, silicone based), regardless to brand. This will stop most water base stains from occurring. It also will stop the stone from been damage beyond repair.

	grout GROUT The material used to fill in the joints between stone tile. Grout can be cement or plastic resins.

	Link 17573 Granite is an intrusive igneous rock (formed from the slow cooling of magma underground), the major component of the continental crust, coarse grained, and composed of quartz along with a variety of feldspar minerals and micas.